threshold

[ thresh-ohld, thresh-hohld ]

/ ˈθrɛʃ oʊld, ˈθrɛʃ hoʊld /

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noun

the sill of a doorway.

the entrance to a house or building.

any place or point of entering or beginning: the threshold of a new career.

Also called limen. Psychology, Physiology. the point at which a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to begin to produce an effect: the threshold of consciousness; a low threshold of pain.

Origin of threshold

before 900; Middle English threschold, Old English threscold, threscwald; cognate with Old Norse threskǫldr, dialectal Swedish träskvald; akin to thresh in old sense “trample, tread”; -old, -wald unexplained

Words nearby threshold

threonine, thresh, thresh out, thresher, threshing machine, threshold, threshold agreement, threshold limit value, threshold stimulus, threshold substance, threw

Example sentences from the Web for threshold

There is one final lesson to learn before he crosses the threshold from darkness to glory.

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She took her temperature on Monday and noted it was slightly elevated to 99.5, just under the threshold for worry.

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That year was really the first year that I stepped over the threshold and became more of a collaborator.

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Once a threshold osmolality is reached in our bodies, it triggers our brains to make us seek water.

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To meet that threshold, experts said, the bond investments or royalty income would have to be substantial.

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I reached out my hand to learn the truth, and touched a cold hand hanging limply over the threshold.

A Virginia Scout |Hugh Pendexter
Avice ran to the door, and opened it, to find two priests standing on the threshold.

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At length the door opened again, and the physician appeared on the threshold.

Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia |L. Mhlbach,
She was quietly entering the school of Life, while the rest were only standing at the threshold.

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No sooner does he pass the threshold than he stabs La Bonne with his dagger.

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British Dictionary definitions for threshold

threshold

/ (ˈθrɛʃəʊld, ˈθrɛʃˌhəʊld) /

noun

Also called: doorsill a sill, esp one made of stone or hardwood, placed at a doorway

any doorway or entrance

the starting point of an experience, event, or venture on the threshold of manhood

psychol the strength at which a stimulus is just perceived the threshold of consciousness Compare absolute threshold, difference threshold

a level or point at which something would happen, would cease to happen, or would take effect, become true, etc
(as modifier)threshold price; threshold effect

the minimum intensity or value of a signal, etc, that will produce a response or specified effecta frequency threshold
(as modifier)a threshold current

(modifier) designating or relating to a pay agreement, clause, etc, that raises wages to compensate for increases in the cost of living

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Related adjective: liminal

Word Origin for threshold

Old English therscold; related to Old Norse threskoldr, Old High German driscubli, Old Swedish thriskuldi

Medical definitions for threshold

threshold

[ thrĕsh′ōld′, -hōld′ ]

n.

The place or point of beginning; the outset.

The lowest point at which a stimulus begins to produce a sensation.

The minimal stimulus that produces excitation of any structure, eliciting a motor response.

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